⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:09 · NY 28-31 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:08 · NY 52-52 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:54 · NY 89-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Burke misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · NY 101-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Trey Burke misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:01 · NY 100-103 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 5:26 · NY 10-26 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:42 · NY 31-41 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:48 · NY 64-64 BOS
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving turnover
Q4 4:54 · NY 83-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · NY 93-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
